Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NE Tvs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

for CorhagratiOn at His SONS Re
dence.
GEORGIA.
The South Georgia Immigrant is the
name OF paper just started at Eastman
by W. B. Whiddon.
Capt. j. L. Weldon, who has been City
Marshal in Sanderslllle for ten years,
died Monday of pneumonia.
j. J. Baxter, the young man in Harris
burg who, it was reported, was dying
with hydrophoDia, is still improving.
rs reported that seventy-tve people
caught the measles in one day in The
upper part of Ebert county. They were
at church.
Eddie Williams, bright little fellow,
who is an employe OF the Elberton
Leader, had his leg broken last week by
heavy imposing stone falling on 1t.
Mr.. K. 5. Steadman has become in
terested in the publication OF the Coving.
ton Star, and will hereafter be associated
with j. W. Anderson in Its management
The winter gardens in and about East.
man appear TO be in their usual flourish.
ing condition, with the prospect oil
early peas and potatoes in the near fu-
tur6.
JKinch Kitchen, living near Tallapoosa,
says he mas not been the least mad or
vexed in fifteen years. Mr.. Kitchen says
fifteen years ago be sWore of from getting
mad, and has kept his resolution from
that day till this.
An attempt was made Saturday night
by unknown parties to break into the
King mill at Harrisburg. Tney tore the
top off one of the hinges and otherwise
battered the door, but were unsuccessful
In them intentions.
Morgan &. Clarke is lying dangerously
I'll at his residence IN Mechanicsville,
near Macon. Last fall. while eating
mackerel, bone lodged in his troat, and
the throat has continued to swell until
now at times he can hardly breathe.
Prob bition goes into effect in Wash
jngton county or Feb. q. The City COun.
Gil of Saudersvilie, in session a few nights
ago. placed the license upon wine rooms
st $4,000. They evidently mean to pro.
bibit, II high license Will accomplish the
result.
The DarIen Gazette will appear on Sat-
urday. Feb. 5. despite the fire. Every
thing is now all right at the office. Editor
Grub is one OF the most enterprising men
that ever ruled a sanctum. He can
always be counted on to get out a good
paper too.
A growing industry on the Augusta
narrow gauge is turpentine farming
About twenty negroes from Lewisdale, 5.
c., passed through Augusta Monday Gu
route to Mathews, on the Augusta, Green
Vile and Spartanhurg road, where they
will work at the turpentine stills.
At called meeting Of the Board of
Directors of the Bank of Americas, held
Monday, Maj. NJ. Speer rendered his resg-
nation as President to the board, which
was accepted and Col. S. H. Hawkins was
elected in his stead. Mr.. Chipley, who
has but recently connected himself with
the bank, was elected assistant cashier OF
the same.
James G. Campbell, Of the firm of ]. G.
Campell & Co., proprietors of the Hotel
Lanier, at Macon, has sold his interest.
and the hotel VIII be run as heretofore
under the management of Mr.. Crawford
A capitalist Is the purchaser, and his
name will be announced shortly. Mr..
Campbell has interests at the North
which require his presence there, anu he
will leave in a few days.
There will be a sale at Isabella the first
Tuesday IN March of all the machinery.
lands, houses, ETC., of George Montgom-
cry, OF Powlen, by the receiver, j. q. Me-
Phaul. This is what was once known as
the Powlen Variety Works. 1t includes
the saw mills, planning mills, sixty acres
OF land, mules, carts, houses, etc. A good
place for some good man with capital to
make good investment.
Capt. Burke, OF the Gate City Guard. Is
now appealing to the people OF Atlanta,
through the public prints, to subscribe
money to aid his company in making the
trip TO Europe. This scheme is not at all
popular, and the public are not coming
forward very lavishly with money. The
people fail to see how thev will be bepe.
fted by putting up money to help the
Guard on Junketing tour OF the contI-
nent.
After several days search Officer Wag-
non, aided by Officer BAILEY, succeeded
at Macon Monday in capturing Charles
Douglass, alias Dunwoodv, who was
wanted for stealing a saddle from j. II.
Williams. 1t is learned that Douglass
came TO Macon during the LATE State Fair
with about 81 900. He went through with
this money and was seen about Macon
dead broke. Since then he has pawned
diamond necklace for $50, a diamond ring
Tor $50, gold watch and chain for $50 and
sold ring for $50. lie tried to sell the
pawnbroker the necklace for 81. The no.
lice are now endeavOring to find out
where all this valuable Jewelry came
from. when Douglass was carried before
Mr.. Taylor ne was promptly recognized
as the man who sold him the saddle.
Near Abbeville, Wilcox county, SUNDAY
morning, George Gray shot and killed
Isaac Virgins. Both parties were col.
Ored. Their mothers were both white.
The evidence brought before the inquest
was that at the breakfast table George
Gray asked Isaac Wigglns-oetter known
as Brink Statham-what he would take
for four or five potatoes. Brink told aim
he would not sell him that amount of
potatoes, be would give them to him.
George said he did not want them in that
way. Gray is a etepson OF Isaac Wig
gins, and the only witness is his mother.
who is Virgins wife. she states that
there was no fuss between them,
only they kept on talking about
she potatoes. Gray was standing
IN the door, ana drew 44-calibre S.inch
barrel Smith q Wesson and shot him
through the head killing him instantly.
Gray then started TO run and shot him
sell. Gray tried TO kill himself, but the
ball entered one incn above the left nip-
pie and ranged up and came out through
the upper portion Of the shoulder blade.
DIR. Maynard was called to see him.
and gave IL as his opinion that he
would die, but during the night ne lett.
he was found mile or more from home
in thicket at the head OF a branch, and
is now In jail. The coroner's jury brought
in verdict OF murder in the first degree
Gray is II years old and Virgins was